What gas station around here can I go and buy a daiquiri from?

Hi everyone!

(Still not sure if this is the right place to post this)

Just wanted to share a new, low-pressure Facebook group called Columbus Tamagotchi Club for local virtual pet lovers in the area!

It’s meant to be a quiet, non-commercial space to:

- Share hatch logs, device photos, fan artworks and nostalgia

- Download free printable stationary & profile sheets

- Find local friends for device playdates and breeding

- Chat free from buying, selling, or scalping

Whether you run vintage devices or new color models, anyone in or around Columbus is welcome to join!

🔗 Group Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/28645659438425365

Columbus has several different pro and semi-pro sports teams for you to check out and root for but not all of us can make it to every game or keep up with it each of them so this is my weekly attempt to do so.

My goal for these posts are simple. Give you a brief recap of the previous week's games, a summary of where the team sits in the standings, and let you know when the next games are.

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Columbus River Dragons

The Columbus River Dragons are a professional minor league hockey team based in Columbus, GA. Founded in 2019, the River Dragons quickly became one of the premier franchises in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, capturing the 2021 Ignite Cup Championship and multiple regular season titles. The team competes in the FPHL - Continental division and plays its home games at the Columbus Civic Center.

Recap

Not exactly the start of the season that you want to see as the River Dragons went up to Wytheville, Virginia to take on the Blue Ridge Bobcats for the first series of the season and came home with two losses. The good news is that scoring wasn't exactly missing as the River Dragons scored 5 goals between both games but the defense just wasn't there, allowing 8 goals over the same period.

That said, it's still very early in the season and the team should only gel together more as they go along.

Looking Ahead

The home opener is this coming weekend as they take on the defending chamption, Binghamtom Black Bears. Hopefully we can get a one in the win column and start the defending the home schedule on the right foot.

Columbus River Dragons Schedule

Watch River Dragons Live Online!

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Local High School Football

While not a pro or semi pro sport, the Chattahoochee Valley has well over a dozen high school football teams between public and private institutions. Many of these players here go on to play college and professional ball. Here, we'll drop the scores from the week for local teams.

Local Scores

• Brookstone 39, Pacelli 31
• Strong Rock 32, Calvary 6
• Baconton Charter 29, Jordan 9
• Tri-Cities 22, Northside 27
• Carver-Montgomery 7, Central 56
• Shaw 14, Spencer 39
• St. Michael 48, Glenwood 27
• Schley County 55, ChattCo 14
• Smiths Station 16, Opelika 51
• Kendrick 0, Carver 63
• Westover 56, Hardaway 0
• Columbus 10, Monroe 44
• Russell County 20, Percy Julian 8

Local Power Rankings

None this week due to lack of play.

Note: Georgia Alabama Sports Live (GASL) is where I get all of the weekend scores and the power rankings from. They also provide all the livestreams for the weekend on their Facebook page. I suggest you check it out if you are interested.

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Columbus Clingstones

The Columbus Clingstones are the Minor League, Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves located in Columbus, GA. They are part of the Southern League - South Division and play their games at Synovus Park at South Commons.

Recap

Offseason

Looking Ahead

We are now in the offseason so don't expect new news until 2027.

Clingstones' Homepage

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Columbus Lions

The Columbus Lions are a professional indoor football team located in Columbus, GA. Established in 2006, the Columbus Lions are a storied franchise with 6 league championships across two decades of play and multiple leagues, with their last one in the 2026 season. They are currently part of the American Arena League and play out of the Columbus Civic Center.

Recap

Offseason

Looking Ahead

We are now in the offseason so don't expect new news until 2027.

Lion's Homepage

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Columbus United FC

Columbus United FC is a semi-professional soccer club based in Columbus, GA. Founded in 2023, Columbus United FC quickly established itself as one of the region’s rising soccer programs, earning the 2024 Gulf Coast Sunshine Conference Championship and South Region title in its inaugural season. The club currently competes in USL League Two in the South Central division and plays its home matches at AJ McClung Memorial Stadium.

Recap

Offseason

Looking Ahead

We are in the offseason so don't expect new news until 2027

Columbus United FC Homepage

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And that will do it for sports!

If you have any suggestions, feel free to throw them out. We want to make this post as informative as possible.

Are there any places in Harris county/Columbus that help with registering your car? I've been trying to register mine since February. The ad vorlem tax is holding me back .I can't even donate plasma due to health issues or get a job due to lack of transportation and lack of people wanting to hire me. I'm on my last leg right now. I was denied EBT and Medicaid bc I can't find a job within walking distance that wants to hire me

It’s Sunday. Where can a person get some precooked grilled chicken to go?

Every time I do this, I learn something new. Today I learned that I need to invest in a fire blanket for windy days. This will be useful knowledge for the pork shoulder I have planned for thanksgiving.😁

Just spreading some awareness of the local comic shop having their 2nd day anniversary event event. Sales on comics and a couple vendors/artist

Next to Everything Musical and Columbus Sport Cards 12-4 pm

What are some cheap rooms for a week stay in Columbus/Phenix City

It's cold and windy. Perfect time to smoke some chicken! Doing things the easy way is for chumps!

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Currently at the house watching football and doing some self care. You?

Just as the title says. Is anyone local throwing a watch party? Does anyone know if any bars will be streaming the game(s)? I'm trying to avoid having to go all the way to Atlanta to be amongst other fans if I can.

Hi, so I just got new business cards and I’m looking for places around town that have an area for people to leave them. I know of a few places, but I’m interested to see if anyone has noticed these and can give me some more recommendations. It would be much appreciated!

What’s your favorite pizza in Columbus. Haven’t had one in quite a while and thinking I will have one this coming weekend.

Any recommendations?

What’s happening around Columbus this weekend?

Concerts, festivals, farmers markets, sports, church events, fundraisers, food trucks, local business specials, kids activities.

Post anything going on this weekend that you want others to know about!

When posting an event, try to include:

• Event name
  
• Date & time
  
• Location
  
• Cost
  
• Short description
  
• Link if available
  

Example:

Riverfront Concert Series
Friday @ 7 PM
Broadway
Free
Free live music on Broadway. Bring your lawn chairs!

Self-promotion is allowed in this thread as long as it’s a legitimate local event.

Found keys. Flat rock park.

Chevy.

Hi! my name is Braden and I'm 21.

looking for any info or advice on CTC, because I am pretty split on whether I should go to this college or not.

what info I'm looking for in particularly is-

: Are their online courses good?

: Do I need to still go to the college in person, if I'm strictly doing online courses?

: And what courses do you recommend?

: Are the "instructors" and staff good at what thy do?

personally, I've been looking into maybe coding or web design. but I would love to hear your preference and thoughts!

When I lived on post there were pecan trees everywhere and we would just go and pick them up but now in town I don't see any trees that you would be able to just find them. Does anyone know if they grow in any public areas?

Just looking for a place that sells tarot decks (and the like) that isn't just Barnes & Noble.

I recently left a job that I’ve had for 7 months (long story), but I mainly used it to help pay for college. I have a two degrees and a teaching certificate, but I’d like to utilize my pre-nursing degree, as I just graduated a week ago. I did attempt other retail/fast food but no one seems to be hiring, so I figured maybe it’s a sign to try getting my foot in the door regarding healthcare. I’m open to anything from sanitation to receptionist.

Hi Columbus Ga Ladies!

I am starting a dumpster combing group for the folks who can’t afford to buy new and know even these second hand store prices are getting ridiculous!

Right now I am making plans, gauging interest, and making sure we can do this safely (your life is worth more than any treasure), but I wanted to go ahead and share my plans with yall so I can start getting this group together 🤞

Main idea:

- Women only (young boys/men accepted if with mother, boyfriends/husbands may only attend to help load an item into a vehicle before leaving)

- We meet at a set time and location with a plan on what businesses we’ll be checking out.

- We help each other and keep each other safe!!!

- Everyone comes with a list of a maximum of 10 things they want/need, in order of most needed to least. One person will take the lists at the beginning and whenever one of those things are found, if it’s written on in a list, that person gets first dibs. If no one has it written down we will politely treat it as first come first serve (whoever puts eyes on it and says they want it will have priority, they must however do so in a polite and respectful manner).

- No fighting/arguing will be tolerated. If it occurs you will be asked to leave. This is a group for women who WANT to work together and be safe, if you compromise either of those things you will not be invited to further meet-ups.

- We will be respectful of the businesses, and clean up after ourselves.

- If asked to leave, one person can try politely m explaining our intentions, but if the business insists - we will all leave immediately and that business will not be on our groups itinerary going forward.

How to Dress/what to bring:

- For sanitary reasons I would suggest to at least have gloves and basic masks on hand… we are not going to the dump, but we all know people can be nasty!!

- Wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty in, and can move freely in.

- A big concern when dumpster diving is the store that owns the dumpster getting worried that people digging in it will either cause a mess that they’ll have to clean up or that they’ll scare away customers… We want to be as polite and respectful as possible, so this means we need to look polite and respectful too. Please do not wear anything that even the craziest person could interpret as bad in any type of way (we wanna be inconspicuous). The safest thing is a plain t-shirt and plain shorts or pants. (Yes, I know this is annoying, but if it keeps the police from being called IDC)

-Feel free to bring a trailer if furniture is what you’re hunting for! We are going to park a short walking distance away from each business to do our scoping out (so we don’t intimidate anyone working at the store all driving up together) but if you find something big pull up ur trailer before we leave and we can help you load it up!

I’ll be linking the page I’m making soon in the comments. Please ask any questions you might have around time/accessibility/locations/safety or anything else, and let me know if y’all would be interested in this in the comments!!

💗 Love y’all tons!